2602 Indian Subcontinent Vocabulary

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Eastern Ghats

mountain range in India (Asia: India) Mountain range running parallel to the eastern coast of the Indian Peninsula along the eastern edge of the Deccan Plateau; the term ghat also refers to a series of steps leading to a Hindu holy river

India

A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; capital city

Maldives

The small group of islands 400 miles southwest of India ; capital city Male

Pakistan

A nation created in the 1940's because Muslims of that area wanted to be separate from India because it, was dominated by Hindus. It used to also include Bangladesh but it broke away in 1971. The capital is Islamabad.

Sri Lanka

An island country in the north Indian Ocean off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent in South Asia. A leading producer of tea and rubber, this Indian Ocean island sits on a major ocean route between Africa and Asia.

Bhutan

The government of this country regulates tourism because of concern about its impact on the lives of its people and allows only limited visitors. The majority of the population is Buddhist

Bangladesh

a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; Capital city is Dhara

Nepal

country located in southern Asia; birthplace of Buddha, location of Mt. Everest and Himalayan Mountain Range; capital city Kathmandu

Western Ghats

mountain range which runs along the western coast of India; the ocean side gets plenty of rainfall, whereas the inland side is very dry

South Asia

the states of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives


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